Publishing with UTP Scholarly Publishing

The Scholarly Publishing division publishes books for scholars, students, faculty and the informed reader in the humanities, social sciences, and business. We welcome the addition of new authors with innovative research to our list.

Submission Guidelines

Please include the following in your proposal:

A working title

An overview of the book

What is it about? What is its central argument?

Why have you written this book?

How does your book compare to others in this field?

How will it be different?

If the manuscript is based on a dissertation, please tell us when it was defended and the revisions you have made or propose to make.

Information about intended audience(s)

If the book is intended for course adoption, please list relevant course titles/departments. If you have information about where such courses are taught, or an idea of enrollment, please include here

Is your book for specialists in your field? In a particular area of a larger field?

Is there a broader general audience?

Manuscript information

Anticipated length including word count

Total number of illustrations, figures, and tables (if applicable)

Anticipated completion date

For edited collections or multi-authored works, please include a description of how the book will be thematically integrated and how the chapters will be linked

Table of Contents with a brief synopsis of each chapter

Curriculum vitae for each author

Sample chapter (if available)

Please do not submit a manuscript unless you have been requested to do so by your editor and please ensure you keep all originals.

Because of the volume of submissions we receive, it may take several weeks for one of our editors to respond to your submission. If you have not had a response in 6 to 8 weeks, please contact the editor for an update on your submission.Proposals submitted by mail should be sent to:

Please note: we do not publish new fiction, poetry, or conference proceedings.

If the editor is interested in considering your book, you will be asked to submit your manuscript for more formal review. Manuscripts will be assessed by experts in the field. If the reports are positive, the manuscript may be presented to our internal Publishing Committee. Manuscripts in humanities and social sciences approved by this committee are then submitted for the approval of our Manuscript Review Committee, an external committee consisting of senior scholars from the University of Toronto. Approved proposals and manuscripts in business are submitted to the Rotman/UTP Publishing Advisory Board, an external committee consisting of senior academics from the Rotman School of Management.